Hauling device



y Aug. 15, 1933. G. E N|CHOL5 1,922,776

HAULING DEVICE Filed July 21. 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gwventm 560W@ E 1v1/kfw@ HMMW G. E. NICHOLS Aug. 15, 1933.

HAULING DEVICE Filed July 21, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented ug', 15,1933 'Y UNITED STATES v P ATENr terrien 1,922,776 i HAULING DEvICE l George E. Nichols, Abbeville, Ala. Application July 21, 1931. Serial No. 552,259 3 Claims. (Cl. 7254-5166)' The `invention relates 'to a hauling device which may be used in connection with the ordinary motor vehicle truck.

There has been found wanting, vfor the purposes and Vresults desired, a hauling devicefoi the portable type which is eiiicient and inexpensive,

and which may be quickly and easily attached or detached from any motor truck without altera-v` of without installation of driving connections be-Y tween the truck wheels and the hauling device. When in use, it will be found that the hauling device will provide a slow and powerful pull or a fast and less powerful pull, and that the construction of the hauling device will be found to be extremely simple, yet'sturdy, most efficient, lasting in quality, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture. Y

With these and other objects and advantages in mind, attention is called to the Ydrawings in which: 1 Y

Figure 1 is a side view of the Vhaulingdevice in operative position installed on the'fioor of an ordinary motor truck.

Figure 2 is a plan View of the hauling device, as shown in Figure 1. f f

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the Aline rows. l

. Figure 4 is a sectional view of the haulingde-l vice looking in the direction of the arrows 'onthef f V ing connection between the shaft l2 and the line 4-4 of Figure 3. A v Figure 5 is a detailed view of the supporting ange and its associating parts. Referring more particularly to the drawings, in which like numbers indicate like parts, the motor truck is of ordinary construction comprising a frame l, having a floor 2, front wheels 3, and

` rear driving wheels 4Q f The hauling device which'forms my invention comprises base members 6, upon which is positioned and attached in any suitable manner, a frame havinglside members 7 and end members 8 and 9. Obviously, if desired,- the base members i 6 and the side members 7 can be made integral. Mounted on the frame at each` side is a shaft supporting member-10, having bearings 11 for'the shafts 12 and 13. The members 10 are secured 3-3of Figure 2,- looking in direction of Vthe ar-A to the frame in any suitable manner or may, of course, be an integral part thereof,

Mounted above and, inl the instance here shown, on the members 1 are supporting frames 14, having a brace 15, and provided on their tops with bearings 16, for a shaft 17.

Between the side members 7 is a brace 18, having an upwardly extending iiange 19. The shaft l2 is the driving shaft, and is provided at both ends with pulley wheels 20, secured thereto in any suitable manner,

The shaitl is provided with a winding drum 2l, adjacent to the ends of which are gear wheels A clutching means between the driving shaft 12 and the drum 2l is provided by the gears 23,` splined to the shaft 12 for axial, but not rotative movement relative to saidshaft. l

It will be noted that the gears 23 have elongated teeth closed at tsir inner ends as at 24, and are VVprovided with lateral extensions 25,. having grooves 26.

The movement of the gears 23 axially on the shaft 12 into andout of engagement with the gears 22 is eiiected by the lever 27, pivotally mounted on-the flange 19 at 28. Rods 29 are mounted for lateral movements in .supports 3G,

It will thusbe observed that movement ci the lever will direct the gears 23 into or out of engagement with the gears 22, thereby effecting a driv drum 2l. i

Secured on the shaft 12 between one side mem ber 7 and the adjacent pulley wheel 2Q is a sprocket 36, around which a driving chain 37 extends upwardly and around a sprocket 38 mounted on the shaft 1'? forrrotation relative thereto. i

The shaft 17 carries a winding drum 39, and

.has splined thereto, for axial, but not rotative movement relative thereto, a toothed l member 40, having a groove 41 therein. The sprocket 36 has a lateral projection 42 provided with teeth` which co-or'dinate with the toothed member 4o.

Toan extension 43 of the brace 15, pivoted a lever 44having clutch yokes 45 which loosely and partially encircle the toothedmember 40 in the' groove 41.

' attached to the iiange 19, and have secured there It will thus be observed that, by movement of the lever 44, the teeth of the member 40 are directed into or out of engagement with the teeth of` `near the ends thereof by any well known means,

o o r trai position on the the factthat the ratchet'is near the forward such as bolts 4:6, are strap-like metallic members 47,` having at their lower ends slots 48. VWhen the base members of the hauiing device have been correctly positioned Aon the oor'of the truck, the slots '-18 will cooperate with the bolts 49 attached to the sides of the truck frame andY prevent any lateral movement, but will allowy longitudinal movement of the hauling device.

At the front end of the hauling device there is provided means for shifting the mechanism into and out of engagement with the traction wheels of the motor truck. Secured between the end member 8 and the brace i8 is a bar 50, having a slot 51 therein, k.fi ratchet 52 is boited or otherwise secured tothe floor of thetruck,

and has pivotally and detachabl secured thereto at 53, a handle ,54, provided with a sp ing operated pawl 55 to cooperate with the ratchet, there- Y by holding the handle in a set position.

O n the end piece 9, there will be observed a guiding device `56 for the rope or cable on the drums. It will be noted that on the vertical mem-A bers of the guiding device there are .rollers 57, the purpose of which is, of course, to eliminate allnunnecessary friction between the cable or rope and the guiding device. Guards 58 are provided over the teeth of the gear wheels 22.

To install a hauling device, it necessary only to secure the bolts i9 at the proper distances yon each side of the truck frame and to attach the ratchet near vthe front end oi and in a eenfloor of thetruck. Due to end of the truck iioor it, in'any instance, can be left permanently attached thereto as it is not likely to interfere in any use to which the truck put when not Vcarrying the hauling device.Y

Likewise, the bolts on the sides of the truck frame need not be disturbedwhen once attached.

The hauling device is then secured upon the truck floor with the strap-like members and slots engaging the bolts 49.

Due to the rounded oif end portions of the base memberscf the hauling device,'it will easily move back and forth on the truck iioor even though, through use, the truck iioor maybe rough and uneven.v l f The operation of the device after installation is extremely simple, and maybe accomplished either while the truck is` jacked up,'in any well known manner, as shown in Figure l,- or while the truck is moving under its own power.V .By

simplyk operating the handle backvvardly, the fiat.v into contact with the pulley wheels will come tires of the traction wheels of the truck,A and power, will be transmitted to the driving shaft- 12 from whence the power may be transmitted' to either of the winding'drums or to both winding drums simultaneously. Ey simply operating ingdrums are such as'to provide for the larger lectively control-the GEORGE E; NICljIOliS.' V'

drums.

YActual use of the hauling device under all kinds of conditionsand in all kinds of operations has proven very successful and have revealed results that heretofore have been impossible with portablc devices of this class. Because of itsportable nature and without the necessity of altering Vthe motor truck in any way to be adaptedhto receive-'the hauling device, the invention'i'ulfills va long felt need where devices of this type are necessary. t

It is understood that the invention may be used in many ways, and that there are'various modincations in the structure of the invention which will be within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

l, In combination with a motortruelghav- ""5 ing traction wheels,y a portablehauling device slidably mounted thereon, said device including a frame having spaced drums mounted thereon,

one oisaid drums having fixed gears adjacent CIO wheelsof the motor truck, means connecting the driveshaf-t -to the other i drums, and means for moving the driving members into and out o.

engagement with the traction wheels;

2. Incombination with a motor truck ablygmounted thereon, said'device including a frame having adrivng shaft journalled thereon,

spaced drums mounted one above the other on operatively connecting the driving shaft tothe havingl traction wheels, a portable hauling device slidother nof said drums and means for moving the driving members into and out of engagement `with the traction wheels. l

3.vn combinationwith a motor truck havingtractionwheels, a portable hauling device slidably. mounted thereon, said device including a frame having a driving shaft journalled thereon spaced drums of differentv diameters vmounted on said frame, driving members connected to the driving shaitand arranged to engage the traction wheels of the motor truck, laxially slidabie gears keyed to the driving shaft, Yali'gi'ied fixed gears onone of said drums, medially disposedmeans Vfor-movingA the slidable gears into andout of engagementlwiththe xe'd'gvears, and" clutch meansv ,operatively "connecting the driving shaitto the other of said riruma-'whereby to seactuation of said drums.

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